Yes its a CRF250F, though its a highly modified CRF250F (about 7000ish in bike/mounted mods total)... If you're a semi-experienced rider trying to be competitive the stock suspension is a no just due to the speeds we hit. The stock suspension can handle practically everything you throw at it IF (and I stress IF) you're slow enough to allow it to do what it's supposed to do. So If you're just getting your first bike ever and want to dip your feet into harescramble races then yes give it a shot, see if you like racing, the racers, and find it fun but be expecting to upgrade the suspension before it gets you hurt as you get better and faster... The bike otherwise is safe to learn and grow with, given the proper upgrades. This is practically the same with any of the cheap trail bikes on the market today, you should be prepared to invest in suspension upgrades first and foremost (aside from a skid plate and decent tires) before you think about power. They produce safe power that shouldn't get you into trouble. Also I wouldn't recommend sandy areas without a paddle tire as the 250 struggles without it.
Thank you for the reply. I'm old and experienced just not very fast anymore lol. I sometines run vintage class at FVOR and was racing an older ktm at Byron yesterday and thought I saw an air cooled honda go by, must have been you. I figured the suspension would be a limiting factor, just wonder how much. I think it would be worth dumping some money into one for a few reasons like low maintenance and fun factor. From doing g a little research it seems it would need fork springs, gold valves and a better shock. I appreciate the feedback, thanks !
@@scottmckay4369 As far as I know I'm the only one in the IL series that regularly rides one lol... Front end I got 931.79 with used 07 CRF250R fork/triples (and new springs) and rear shock I got 446.73 with a Tuscany Racing w/remote Reservoir
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Is that a crf250f you're on ? If so is the suspension acceptable for those events ? Thinking about getting one
Yes its a CRF250F, though its a highly modified CRF250F (about 7000ish in bike/mounted mods total)...
If you're a semi-experienced rider trying to be competitive the stock suspension is a no just due to the speeds we hit. The stock suspension can handle practically everything you throw at it IF (and I stress IF) you're slow enough to allow it to do what it's supposed to do. So If you're just getting your first bike ever and want to dip your feet into harescramble races then yes give it a shot, see if you like racing, the racers, and find it fun but be expecting to upgrade the suspension before it gets you hurt as you get better and faster...
The bike otherwise is safe to learn and grow with, given the proper upgrades. This is practically the same with any of the cheap trail bikes on the market today, you should be prepared to invest in suspension upgrades first and foremost (aside from a skid plate and decent tires) before you think about power. They produce safe power that shouldn't get you into trouble. Also I wouldn't recommend sandy areas without a paddle tire as the 250 struggles without it.
Thank you for the reply. I'm old and experienced just not very fast anymore lol. I sometines run vintage class at FVOR and was racing an older ktm at Byron yesterday and thought I saw an air cooled honda go by, must have been you. I figured the suspension would be a limiting factor, just wonder how much. I think it would be worth dumping some money into one for a few reasons like low maintenance and fun factor. From doing g a little research it seems it would need fork springs, gold valves and a better shock. I appreciate the feedback, thanks !
@@scottmckay4369 As far as I know I'm the only one in the IL series that regularly rides one lol...
Front end I got 931.79 with used 07 CRF250R fork/triples (and new springs) and rear shock I got 446.73 with a Tuscany Racing w/remote Reservoir
I bet those made a huge difference !
@@scottmckay4369 Thats for sure, I no longer feel like a rented mule after the races
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